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Project Management for Healthcare, Second Edition covers the significant
changes in both the direction of healthcare and the direction of project
management. The most significant change in healthcare is the prevalence
of online data and the need for its protection. The book explains how
data can be protected during a project's lifecycle. The most significant
change in project management is Agile, and a new chapter covers how
Agile can be applied to projects in healthcare. This new edition also
covers green technology and sustainability.
Exploring the discipline of project management from the perspective of
the healthcare, the book dissects the project process and covers the
management skills required to successfully manage a project. By defining
a project to include the tools and techniques required, the book shows
how to successfully deliver a project from identifying stakeholders and
developing and gaining consensus on requirements to constructing a
project plan. It also covers in detail the skills required to
successfully manage project stakeholders and team members.
At times, healthcare personnel may have to work with program management,
or may even be part of program management and must interact with
pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers. This book
covers program management and how it relates to the healthcare industry
and some of the project processes used by those companies involved in
pharmaceuticals and manufacturers of medical devices. By giving an
inside look at the processes used, the book gives an understanding of
how those companies bring their products to market and how to adapt
those processes for their own benefit.
Managing healthcare projects using the discipline of project management
is a skill that can help healthcare professionals better utilize limited
resources, both human and monetary, and ensure the highest possible
quality of care to meet or exceed their stakeholders' expectations.
Project Management for Healthcare, Second Edition shows how to use
the discipline of project management to achieve those goals
successfully.
